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Loved ones mourn woman who died in Manhattan manhole fall

56-year-old Donike Gocaj of Briarcliff Manor died after falling into a manhole in Midtown Manhattan late Monday night.

News 12 Staff

May 21, 2026, 4:50 PM

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Loved ones gathered to pay their respects in Yorktown this evening to the woman who died in the Manhattan manhole fall.

56-year-old Donike Gocaj of Briarcliff Manor died after falling into a manhole in Midtown Manhattan late Monday night.

Dozens showed up at Yorktown Funeral Home Thursday afternoon for wake services.

A funeral mass is set for 11 a.m. Friday morning at Our Lady of Shkodra Church in Hartsdale.

Gocaj is survived by two children and two grandchildren.

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